Dan Robinson is both a founder and board member of the E-Volve Foundation as well as the Technology Practice Lead at CivicActions. E-Volve is a non-profit working to integrate Internet based grassroots organizing tools and techniques into organizations working for social change. CivicActions is a consultancy working with political campaigns and activist organizations seeking to gain strategic advantage from their use of the Internet. During the 2004 campaign season Dan worked to develop the first Free software GOTV package ever produced which was successfully deployed during the final months of the campaign. Dan has over 20 years of experience as a senior technologist in a variety of different companies including HP, BofA, MCI and Charles Schwab. Dan is currently wedding his deep software industry experience with a lifelong commitment to social change by helping grassroots organizations leverage the true power of the Internet.